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go fifty-fifty
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give and take |
| Synonyms: | adjust, agree, arbitrate, compose, compound, concede, conciliate, find happy medium, find middle ground, go fifty-fifty, make a deal, make concession, meet halfway, negotiate, play ball with, settle, split the difference, strike balance, trade off |
| Antonyms: | contest, differ, disagree, dispute, dissent, quarrel |
| Main Entry: | mediate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try to bring to an agreement |
| Synonyms: | act as middle, arbitrate, bring to terms, conciliate, deal, go fifty-fifty, intercede, interfere, intermediate, interpose, intervene, make a deal, make peace, meet halfway, moderate, negotiate, propitiate, reconcile, referee, resolve, restore harmony, settle, step in, strike happy medium, trade off, umpire |
| Antonyms: | argue, contend, disagree, fight |
| Main Entry: | oblige |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do a favor or kindness |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, aid, assist, avail, bend over backward, benefit, come around, contribute, convenience, don't make waves, favor, fill the bill, fit in, go fifty-fifty, gratify, grin and bear it, help, indulge, make a deal, make room, meet halfway, please, profit, put oneself out, roll with it, serve, swim with the tide, take it, toe the mark |
| Antonyms: | be mean |
| Main Entry: | share |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use in common with others |
| Synonyms: | accord, administer, allot, apportion, assign, be a party to, bestow, cut the pie, deal, dispense, distribute, divide, divide with, divvy, divvy up, dole out, experience, give and take, give out, go Dutch, go fifty-fifty, go halves, go in with, have a hand in, have a portion of, mete out, parcel out, part, partake, participate, partition, pay half, piece up, prorate, quota, ration, receive, shift, slice, slice up, split, split up, take a part of, yield |
| Antonyms: | be selfish, hold, keep |
| Main Entry: | split |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide into parts |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, apportion, carve up, distribute, divide, divvy, divvy up, dole, go even-steven, go fifty-fifty, halve, mete out, parcel out, partition, share, slice, slice the pie, slice up |
| Antonyms: | combine, join |
| Main Entry: | make concessions |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meet halfway |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, agree, bargain, compromise, find a happy medium, find the middle ground, give and take, go fifty-fifty, make a deal, reach an agreement, settle, split the difference, strike a deal, trade off |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Compromise. |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
compromise, commutation, composition; middle term, mezzo termine; compensation; abatement of differences, adjustment, mutal concession.
-verbs
compromise, commute, compound; take the mean; split the difference, meet one halfway, give and take; come to terms (contract); submit to arbitration, abide by arbitration; patch up, bridge over, arrange; straighten out, adjust, differences, agree; make the best of, make a virtue of necessity; take the will for the deed.
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